Yamato 1:60 Macross Zero
VF-0S

OverviewThe
VF-0S was first released in April 2006, roughly four years since the Macross Zero OVA series was aired. It
is sleek, twin-engine, swing-wing, jet fighter reminiscent of the
Grumman F-14A Tomcat. With the aid of CAD, the good folks at Yamato
has managed to
produce a transformable figure that is as accurate as the line-art
and anime design of the
VF-0S without sacrificing the overall looks in favour of any of the
Fighter, Gerwalk or Battroid mode.

The VF-0S is
mainly in off white color scheme with black and yellow markings,
including the famous Skull denoting the unit belongs to Roy Focker.
Yamato gave the figure a healthy dose of paint applications to make
it look great in all three modes; Fighter, Gerwalk and Battroid. The foot thrusters was painted in
pale gold color, while yellow and red bands were painted on the head
lasers. Even the missiles and Roy Focker figure were painted to give
these extra detailing.

Translucent plastics were also
used for the green eyepiece, red nose-mounted sensors, red gunpod
sensor, orange shoulder lights and red sensor on the top of the
head.Yamato really did a great job on making this an awesome
transformable figure at the 1/60 scale.

Articulation
The articulation of the VF-0S in battroid mode is really amazing.
The figure comes with ratcheted joints on the elbows, hips and knees
in addition to ball-jointed hips and shoulders. There are also
rotating motions for the neck, upper arms, wrists and knees.

Transformation
The VF-0S 's transformation is quite straightforward with the aid of
a 20-page black-and-white instruction manual. However, the
challenging part of the transformation sequence is the moment when
the arm sections are swung out from the main aircraft body.